Local News
Keswick sisters knit poppies to raise funds for local veterans in need
By: Mike Anderson
Two sisters from Keswick have raised $750 for the Sutton Legion’s poppy campaign by knitting 400 poppies and selling them.
Madison, 15, and...
Town projects 1.45 per cent tax hike in 2021 – lowest in 10 years
By: Karen Wolfe
If it weren’t for the pandemic, the 2021 projected municipal tax increase of 1.45 per cent could be considered a tasty morsel...
York Regional Police charge 23 people in local fentanyl bust
By: Mike Anderson
York Regional Police have charged 23 people with drug trafficking and other criminal offences for distributing fentanyl in Georgina.
The arrests follow a...
Georgina Cares cancels TV auction, runs informational program instead
By: Michelle Poirier
Georgina Cares was preparing for its 25th annual live TV auction, but due to COVID-19, the charity has decided to cancel the...
Legion cancels Remembrance Day parade and public ceremony
By: Michelle Poirier
The annual Sutton Legion Branch 356 Remembrance Day parade is cancelled this year. However, the Legion is still urging residents to remember...
Keswick Staples donates funds to buy school supplies for kids in need
By: Mike Anderson
As the pandemic makes fundraising challenging for many local service groups, some are turning to corporate partnerships to help them assist those...
Local restaurants struggle after reverting to Stage 2
By: Steeve Chwojko
After reverting to Stage 2, the Lake Simcoe Arms in Jackson’s Point is struggling, but the restaurant's management is determined to continue.
“Once...
Community initiative creates info cards listing local support services
By: Michelle Poirier
A Closer Look, a community development initiative, has created information cards for Georgina residents which list the contact information for different service...
Police release photo of suspect wanted in Pefferlaw bank robbery
By: Mike Anderson
York Regional Police have released a photograph of the suspect wanted in connection with a brazen bank robbery that occurred on Friday,...
Province green lights COVID-19 testing for Georgina
By: Mike Anderson
The Georgina Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (GNPLC) has provincial approval to proceed with a second-round of drive-thru COVID-19 testing.
Like the first drive-thru testing...
